On 04/05/2023 at approximately 3:55 AM, a male and female suspect entered and burglarized a building on the campus of Orange County School of the Arts (OCHSA). The suspects stole…
SAPD Civic Center patrol officers conducted a traffic stop for California Vehicle Code violations. The driver was found to be unlicensed and he consented to a search of his person.…
On 03/08/2022 at approximately 10AM, the victim’s wallet was stolen from their vehicle while in the parking lot of a local grocery store at the 3300 block of S. Bristol…
https://youtu.be/WDDUy9YJu0M In May of 2022, SAPD Chief David Valentin issued a statement addressing misinformation that included baseless attacks on the integrity of some of the most dedicated members of our…
https://youtu.be/GTMPAx9VPcQ A suspected DUI driver crashed a vehicle into an SAPD cruiser late Saturday night, with several children in the suspect’s vehicle, according to County News TV. The collision happened…
SAPD gang detectives conducted a traffic stop at the 500 block of W. Highland Street. During the stop the detectives contacted the driver who turned out to be an active…
On 02/14/2023 at approximately 7:25PM, the victim was inside MainPlace Mall when the suspect approached him and assaulted him. The suspect fled the area and was seen entering the front…
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 1:36 PM, Santa Ana Police Communications received a report of a shooting victim at Jetty Drive and Trask Avenue. Officers responded and located an…
SAPD police detectives were able to identify the suspect they believed had grabbed a family's African Gray Parrot after it was stolen from their front porch on March 12. Police…
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, March 24th, 2023. It will begin at 7:00 PM and is scheduled to conclude…
Manuel Jesus Galindo, a 24-year-old man, has been sentenced to only two years in prison for a crash in Santa Ana that killed a passenger in his vehicle. Galindo pleaded…
Santa Ana - A little boy was swept away and traveled approximately half a mile down the Santa Ana River Bed on Sunday afternoon when he got too close to…
SAPD gang detectives served a search warrant in the city of Buena Park for a subject suspected of selling narcotics and firearms to local gang members. Detectives detained the suspect…
By Sergeant Richard Shin #2386, SAPOA Member Since 1996 Message sent to the members of the Santa Ana Police Officers Association (SAPOA) After another bombshell report a few days ago…
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 39-year old Santa Ana police officer convicted of committing workers’ compensation insurance fraud for continuing to accept his full pay without working even though he…